Baxter - BT763 B397 1658

263 dothgood, tic) not one ',imperfect legal righteoufnefs, it an I've- proper (Jieech; it is prpper<1 ;n c, legal righteoufnefi at all, but c left degree of urrghteo:îfnef, ire more to blame they that ca! fan. Ftrftration fo), Prop. 7. No man cart?fay".th.2t he is a Co- ordinate Con-caufe. With Chrifi in his f .xflifixation ; or that he loath the lead degree of a fatisfaaory or Meritorious trtighteoufnefs, whichmay bear any to t ir, co-ordinationWith Chrifh righteoufneft, for hit jiftiflca aion or falvation. Prop.8. rve have not any perfortal Evangelical Righteoufnefs" of per"fed obedience to thePrecepts of Chrift hisnfelf: whether it be the Law ofNature as in his hand, or the Go.:fiel pofitivet. Prop.9. Even the Gof ei er onal Rt p9 p p j ghteoufneft ofoutward wo-ks,thoagh but i.iîincerity, andnot per feliion, it not nsceff y (.no not a1 an antecedent ) t:' our7uflification at the firfto Prop.;' p: External works of Holinefs are not ofabfolute necef ty to Salvation for it is poffible that death may fuddenly after G orverfion,prevent opportunity : and then the inward faith and repentance will fuffce : Though I thing" no mancan give tut one infiance of fucha man ` de fait) : not the thiefon the crop : for he . confefed pr,yed, reproved the other,&c. Prop: i t . where fincere Obedience i4 Ncceffiry to Salvation it is not all the fame:Acrs of obedience that are of Neceffity to all men, or kt all times : for the Matter may vary, and yet the ince. ritg. ofobeli nce continue. But forne fpeci..l Acls are of Necelli- ty to the fi :verity. Prop 12 IfRighteouîoefs be denominated from the Precept, Chrifts Obedience was a perfea regal It ighteournefs, ag having ptrfert conforrrtih).'o the Law : But not Jo an Evangelical Righ- teoufnefs f ,r he gave us many Laws for the application of hie Merits, that toe was neither obliîe";i to fulfill, nor capable of it. \Tr Ni hteoufnel:t be deno ,hated from the Protnife or premiant part of the Late, chrigs righteoufnefi. W -ts in /eme fort the righ teonfnefs ofthe "Law of wort<r, ( for he merite I all the reward of that Late ; ); But it was principally the righteaurnels of the fpe- cial Covenant: ofRRedemptìon ( between the Father and hits; ) but not of the Covenant ofGrace made with man (he did not re- Pent or obey for pardon and falvation tobimfelf cr.a Reliever;))

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